Aston Villa, From Chicago to the Holte End of the World

“I will not lie. Tonight’s game made our Super Bowl seem like the Little League World Series. The place was crazed throughout the game. My ears are still ringing, and the game is over for more than an hour. I never heard a crowd scream so loud in my life.”

—Spike Lee, after attending the Copa do Brasil final between Flamengo and Atletico-PR at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium (via SoccerAmerica, via Globoesporte.com)